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A Tale Of Two Courts: Why Defamation Cases Are Diverging In Ireland

On 7 July 2025, the Courts Service published its Annual Report for the year 2024, which included key statistics concerning defamation claims in Ireland for the years 2023 and 2024.

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Unmasking Anonymity: Norwich Pharmacal Orders In Irish Defamation Law

In the wake of the recent Tattle Life case, which we discussed in a previous article, the role of Norwich Pharmacal Orders has become increasingly significant in unmasking anonymous...

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Progress Towards New Defamation Legislation

Yesterday evening, the Dáil passed the much-anticipated Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the "Bill") with a significant majority—83 votes to 61. The Bill, initially presented to the Dail in August 2024, has been notably slow...

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Anonymous No More: Belfast High Court Sets Landmark Precedent In £300,000 Libel Case Against Tattle Life

This article discusses a landmark case in which Neil and Donna Sands from Northern Ireland successfully sued the gossip website Tattle Life for defamation and harassment, winning £300,000 in damages.

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Addleshaw Goddard

Unmasking Tattle: Recent Court Ruling Opens New Doors For Online Defamation Victims

Ireland Media & IT

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Saying Nothing: Gerry Adams Win Against The BBC Tells Us Everything And Nothing About Irish Defamation Law

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High Court Refuses To Extend Limitation Period In Defamation Action

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William Fry

Four Sets Of Defamation Proceedings To Be Heard Simultaneously

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William Fry

Norwich Pharmacal Orders In The Irish Courts And Their Use In Aid Of Foreign Proceedings

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

High Court Provides Guidance On Appropriate Damages For Defamatory Online Posts And Reviews

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Legal News - April 25

Ireland Commercial

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William Fry

Defamation Bill Revived And High Court Endorses Higgins Damages Approach

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Home Or Away: High Court Allows Proceedings Against US Publisher To Continue In Ireland

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Legal News - March 25

Ireland Government

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William Fry

'Good Jobs' Proposals: What Changes May Be Happening To Pay And Benefits In Northern Ireland?

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

DPIAs, Clinical Trials And AI: Health Sector And Lifesciences Updates

Ireland Technology

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William Fry

Progress Towards New Defamation Legislation

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Europe's Digital Soup: Navigating AI, NIS2, DORA, DSA, DMA And The Rest Of The EU's Tech Regulations

Ireland Technology

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William Fry

Governing AI, Powering Innovation Video Series

Ireland Technology

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Arthur Cox

Irish Court Of Appeal Joins Google As Defendant In Defamation Proceedings

As discussed in our July 2024 article, the High Court in Gilroy and Byrne v O'Leary [2024] IEHC 349 applied section 11(3B) of the Statute of Limitations 1957...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Defamation Reform Back On The Legislative Agenda

Following on from the commitment to defamation reform in the Programme for Government 2025 – Securing Ireland's Future, the Government's Spring 2025 Legislation Programme places the enactment...

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

What's Another Year 2025 - Litigation, Dispute Resolution And Investigations

A commencement order is awaited in respect of section 124 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act) which was signed into law on 5 July 2023.

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Arthur Cox

High Court Awards €140,000 Damages For Defamatory Facebook Post

On 4 December 2024, Judge David Nolan of the High Court awarded businessman Peter Casey €140,000 in damages (including €20,000 in aggravated damages)...

Ireland Litigation

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Defamation Reform In Ireland: The Jury Remains Out

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Can Directors Be Personally Liable For The Legal Costs Of A Company?

Ireland Commercial

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Dillon Eustace

Defamation Reform In Ireland – The Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Radical Reforms Proposed

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

Legal News – August 24

Ireland Technology

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William Fry

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: What We Know So Far

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

Reputation Matters: High Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Over Untrue Article Where No Damage Caused To Plaintiff's Reputation

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Publication Of The Justice Plan 2024 – What To Expect

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Recent Developments In Irish Defamation Law

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Defamation: Recent Judgments Considering The Section 26 Public Interest Defence

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Reputation Matters: High Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Over Untrue Article Where No Damage Caused To Plaintiff's Reputation

On 13 June 2024, Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy delivered the High Court decision in Enoch Burke's defamation case against Mediahuis who successfully defended the claim for defamation. The judgment was unusual...

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Publication Of The Justice Plan 2024 – What To Expect

The Plan sets out in detail a substantial programme of work to be carried out by the Department throughout 2024. Since the Department started publishing annual Justice Plans in 2021...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Recent Developments In Irish Defamation Law

The Department of Justice recently issued its Justice Plan 2024, which commits to making significant progress towards amending Ireland's defamation laws in 2024

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Defamation: Recent Judgments Considering The Section 26 Public Interest Defence

The defence of "fair and reasonable publication in the public interest" to a defamation action has recently been considered by the Irish courts. This defence was put on a statutory footing...

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

High Court Applies Strict Limitation Period For Online Defamation Actions

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Looking Ahead: Defamation Reform In Ireland

The General Scheme follows from the Report of the Review of the Defamation Act 2009 (the "Report") which was published in March 2022...

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Irish Court Of Appeal Considers Parameters Of Norwich Pharmacal Orders

We have previously written about the Norwich Pharmacal Order (NPO), which compels a party to disclose information to a plaintiff that would...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Oireachtas Joint Committee Report On Defamation Reform May Raise Eyebrows

The Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice recently (September 2023) produced a report on the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill. The committee made a number...

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Reform Of Defamation Law In Ireland: The Proposed Key Amendments To The Defamation Act 2009

On the 28th of March, the Department of Justice in Dublin approved the publication of the general scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill...

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Ogier

Defamation Law Reform Takes Major Step Forward

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

General Scheme Of Legislation Amending Defamation Laws Is Published

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Defamation Reform Moves One Step Closer

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Norwich Pharmacal Orders In Ireland: What You Need To Know

Ireland Litigation

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Ogier

Ex MMA Fighter Fails To Land A Blow On McGregor In High Court Fight

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Legal Fees And "Wagatha Christie"

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Defamation Law Developments

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Levelling The Defamation Playing Field

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Discovery V Public Interest Privilege – Scales Of Justice Tipped In Favour Of Discovery

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

The Growth Of Norwich Pharmacal Orders: Part II - The High Court Decision In Portakabin v Google

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Media Not Required To Further Investigate Court Reports

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Court Confirms Jurisdiction To Extend Time In Defamation Proceedings Retrospectively

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Court Recognises Need For Leeway In Listing Of Source Protection Documents

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Return To Upward Trend Seen In 2017 Of Defamation Claims Taken In The Circuit Court

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Higgins -v- Irish Aviation Authority: Court Of Appeal Slashes Damages In "offer Of Amends" Defamation Case

Ireland Litigation

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